Friendship between Madigan and McClain became 'a casualty' of corruption case, lawyer says. 'But it was real'
Defense attorney Patrick Cotter made the comment in the midst of his nearly five-hour closing argument Tuesday in the ...
JonBenét Ramsey’s father says he’s optimistic after pivotal meeting with Colorado murder investigators
For the first time in nearly three decades, the father of JonBenét Ramsey says he feels confident in the leadership ...
Federal agents in immigration operations told to be camera-ready as thousands arrested
The Trump administration’s weekend immigration sweeps that included nearly 1,000 arrests and have chilled many immigrant ...
Closing arguments in Madigan trial to continue Monday with more from his defense
A lawyer for former House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to continue his final pitch to the jury Monday by attacking ...
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Prosecutor says ex-speaker should’ve heeded ‘wrong way’ signs, but instead pursued profit
The developer was in the preliminary stages of building an apartment complex in Chicago’s booming West Loop neighborhood, ...
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Madigan attorney urges acquittal, accusing feds of ‘shoving misshapen puzzle pieces together’
In dramatic closing arguments, Madigan's defense counters the federal "puzzle piece" narrative of corruption and bribery.
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Defense closing arguments begin in Mike Madigan federal corruption trial
Madigan's defense attorney Dan Collins, when he began his own closing arguments Friday afternoon, rebutted that the ...
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‘The Corrupt Way Was the Way It Was’: Government Ends Closing Arguments in Michael Madigan’s Landmark Trial
Prosecutors concluded their final summations Friday on Day 3 of closing arguments in the former speaker’s landmark trial by ...
Feds allege ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan brushed aside ‘quid pro quo’ red flag in scheme to get developers’ money
Alderman-turned-FBI mole Daniel Solis held a huge red flag in front of Michael Madigan, prosecutors said Thursday, when during a wiretapped phone call Solis uttered a radioactive phrase: “quid pro quo ...
Feds allege Madigan brushed aside ‘quid pro quo’ red flag in scheme to get developers’ money
Alderman-turned-FBI mole Daniel Solis held a huge red flag in front of Michael Madigan, prosecutors said Thursday, when during a wiretapped phone call Solis uttered a radioactive phrase: “quid pro quo ...